Valve recommends players not to ventilate their laptop

Like a player now on a well-attended subreddit with over half a million members r/steemdek As I was able to explain, a really weird situation happened between him and Valve’s official support team. As can be seen from the screenshot, the manufacturer recommends that players do not inhale the ventilation of the Steam Deck LCD or Steam Deck OLED screen. Why “Metapod100“Making this request in the first place is a story in itself.

Steam Deck scents have become a meme

The smell of “exhaust gases” from the fans or ventilation in the Steam Deck has become a meme on Reddit because, according to many members, it smells so good. The author of this report owns a Steam Deck OLED device himself and can confirm that the smells emitted can only be described as pleasant.

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Source: Metapod100 via r/SteamDeck

If you search for “perfume” in the r/SteamDeck subreddit, you’ll find it right away. Here, laptop owners report that the smells coming from the Steam Deck ventilation “smells pretty good” and they also want to ask Valve (rather jokingly) if they can return the device if that’s no longer the case. Some are even calling for the manufacturer to release an official scented candle or even a perfume. Valve Support takes this in good humor, but still makes the official recommendation against intentionally and directly inhaling fumes from electronic devices. But this should be clear to everyone anyway.

As with all electronic devices, breathing device exhaust fumes is generally not recommended.

Although there are no safety concerns for general use, direct inhalation of the device’s exhaust fumes should be avoided.

We understand that this is just a meme, but please refrain from this behavior to protect your health.

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Valve’s sense of humor has certainly been well received on Reddit. Metapod100’s post was widely shared and also received widespread media attention. It’s definitely a funny story and at the same time a very strange story.

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source: r/SteamDeck via Reddit via Eurogamer.net